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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently 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 issues that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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