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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free 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 subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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