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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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