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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally 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. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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