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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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