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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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