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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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