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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly 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 a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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