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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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