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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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