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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually 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 several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes 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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