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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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