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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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