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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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