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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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 online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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