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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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