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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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