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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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