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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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