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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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