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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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