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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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