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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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