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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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