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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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