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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always 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 issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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