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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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