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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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