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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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 a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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