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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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