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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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