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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually 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 subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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