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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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