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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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