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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always 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 lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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