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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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 topics that distance learning 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 institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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