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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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