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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are 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. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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