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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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