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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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