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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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