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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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