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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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