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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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