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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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