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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. 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 blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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