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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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