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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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