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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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