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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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