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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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