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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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