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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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