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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students 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 several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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