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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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