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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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