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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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