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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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 many issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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