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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not 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 e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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