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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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