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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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