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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always 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 several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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