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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free 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 have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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