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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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