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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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