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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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