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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly 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 quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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