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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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