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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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