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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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