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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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