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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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