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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students 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 several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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