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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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