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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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