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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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