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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually 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 lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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