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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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