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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free 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 many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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