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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not 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 subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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