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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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