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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open 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 lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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