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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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