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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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