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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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