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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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