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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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