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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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