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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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