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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily 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 variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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