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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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