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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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