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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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