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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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