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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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