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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are 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 a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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