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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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