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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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