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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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