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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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