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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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