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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 classes are almost always free for students 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 many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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