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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OERs). These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. The open education movement was the inspiration for the first MOOC courses. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are being used successfully? This massively open online courses book also considers active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.

The latest trends in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. There are dozens of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education is improving so quickly. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about massively open online courses and other kinds of open education resources persist. The primary aspiration of massively open online courses is to provide training to more humans all around the world. This book answers many questions about these massively open online courses and other forms of open education resources. To find out more please visit this MOOCs Book website.