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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily 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 lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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