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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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