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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually 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 a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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