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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners 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 topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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