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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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