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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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