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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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