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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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