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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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