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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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