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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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