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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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