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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in 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. These massive online courses are generally 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 many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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