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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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