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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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