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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually 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 blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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