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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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