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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around 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 online MOOCs are customarily 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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