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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 massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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