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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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