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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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