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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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