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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students 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 many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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