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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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