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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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