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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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