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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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