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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always 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. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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