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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily 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 issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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