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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online 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 several topics that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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