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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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