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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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