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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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