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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally 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 topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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