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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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