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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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