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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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