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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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