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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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