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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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