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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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