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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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