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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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