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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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