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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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