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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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