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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are free 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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