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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are normally 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 a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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