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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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