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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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