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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners 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 many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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