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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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