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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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