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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not 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 many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important 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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