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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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