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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always 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 many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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