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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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