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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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