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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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