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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free 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 several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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