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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free for students 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 several issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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