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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free 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 many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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