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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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