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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students 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. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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