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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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