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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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