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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always 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 variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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