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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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