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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for learners 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 several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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