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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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