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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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