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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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