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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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