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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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