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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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