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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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