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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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