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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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