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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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