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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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