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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not 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 online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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