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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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