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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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