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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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