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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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