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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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