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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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