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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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