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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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