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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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