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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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