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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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