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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always 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 e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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