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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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