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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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