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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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