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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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