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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always 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. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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