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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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