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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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