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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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