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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free 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 variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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