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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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