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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually 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 many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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