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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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