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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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