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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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