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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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