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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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