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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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