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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are 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 a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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