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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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