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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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