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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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