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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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