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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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