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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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