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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always 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 subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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