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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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