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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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 online courses are usually free 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 several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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