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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally 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 online education organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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