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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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