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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners 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 online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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