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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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