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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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