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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free 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 variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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