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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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