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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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