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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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