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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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