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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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