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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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