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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always 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 a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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