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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. 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 MOOC classes 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 topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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