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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are normally 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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