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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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