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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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