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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free 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 variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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