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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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