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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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