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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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