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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are usually free for students 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. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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