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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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