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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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