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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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