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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 online learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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