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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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