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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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