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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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