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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free 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 a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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