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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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