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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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