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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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