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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently 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 e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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