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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not 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 issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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