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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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