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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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