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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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