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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not 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 online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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