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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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