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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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