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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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