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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for learners 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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