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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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