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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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