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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students 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 lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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