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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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 quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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