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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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