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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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