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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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