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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free 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 several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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