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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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