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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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