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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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