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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are 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. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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