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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students 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 many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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