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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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