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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally 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 many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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