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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines 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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