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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently 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 many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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