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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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