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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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