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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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