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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not 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 lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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