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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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