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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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