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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly 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 many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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