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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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