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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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