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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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