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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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