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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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