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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students 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. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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