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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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