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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 issues that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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