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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are generally free for students 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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