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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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