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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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