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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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