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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free 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 topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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