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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not 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 many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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