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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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