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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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