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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly 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 many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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