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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently 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 many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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