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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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