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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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