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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are 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 a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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