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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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