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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students 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. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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