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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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