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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always 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 numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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