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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly 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. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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