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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education