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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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