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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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