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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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