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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly 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 lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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