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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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