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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not 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 online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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