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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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