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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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