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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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