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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually 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 many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important 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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