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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not 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 issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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