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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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