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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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