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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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