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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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