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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education