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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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