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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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