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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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