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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are typically free 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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