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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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