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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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