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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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