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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not 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 blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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