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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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