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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for students 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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