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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not 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 online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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