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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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