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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. 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. MOOCs are mostly 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 several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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