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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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