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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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