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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are 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 several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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