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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always 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 subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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