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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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