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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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