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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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