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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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