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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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