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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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