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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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