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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not 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 many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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