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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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