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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free 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 a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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