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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly 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 many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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