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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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