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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically 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 several issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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