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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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