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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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