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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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