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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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