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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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