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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always 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 online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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