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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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