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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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