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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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