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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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