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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education