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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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