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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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