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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major 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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