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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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