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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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