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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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