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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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