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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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