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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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