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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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