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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for students 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. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the major 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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