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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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