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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners 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 lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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