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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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