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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are free 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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