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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 many issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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