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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free 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. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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