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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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