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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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 many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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