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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not 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 subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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