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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students 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 topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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