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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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