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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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