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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always 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 variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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