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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free 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 several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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