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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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