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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always 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 subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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