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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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