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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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