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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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