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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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