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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free 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 topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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