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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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