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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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