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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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