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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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 classes are almost always free 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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