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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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