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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally 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 a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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