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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not 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 online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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