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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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