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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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