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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free 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 quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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