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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes 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 online MOOC courses are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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