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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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