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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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