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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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 issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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