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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally 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 topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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