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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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