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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always 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 issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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