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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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