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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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