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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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