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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are 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 issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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