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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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