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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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