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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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