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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not 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 several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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