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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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