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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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