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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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