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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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