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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always 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 topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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