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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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