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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not 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 many topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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