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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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