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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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