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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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