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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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