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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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