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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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