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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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