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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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