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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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