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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free 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 several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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