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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free 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 issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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