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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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