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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily 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 learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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