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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free 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 issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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