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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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