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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not 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 e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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