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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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