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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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