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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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