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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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