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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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