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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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