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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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