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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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