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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 elearning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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