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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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