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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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