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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are 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 numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education