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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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