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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not 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 issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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