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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are 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 many topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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