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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily 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 issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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