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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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