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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are 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 a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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