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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free 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 lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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