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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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