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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not 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 subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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