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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not 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 subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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