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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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