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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically 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 several topics that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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