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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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