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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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