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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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