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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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