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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key 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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