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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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