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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically 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 topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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