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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly 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 issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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