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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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