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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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