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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students 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. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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