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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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