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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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