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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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