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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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