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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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