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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students 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 elearning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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