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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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