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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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