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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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