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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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