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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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