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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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