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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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