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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not 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 several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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