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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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