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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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