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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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