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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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