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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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