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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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