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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally 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. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes 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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