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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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