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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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